MACAU, July 19 - According to update from the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre, new positive cases within 24 hours yesterday (18 July) include: 7 cases in the Red Code zones and medical observation hotels, which were detected under the management and control; 1 cases of close contacts, 1 cases in the Citywide NAT and Key Groups NAT, and 1 case among other population groups, which were found within the community.

Since 18 June, Macao has recorded a total of 1,765 cases.

As of 08:00 today (19 July), a total of 21,764 individuals have been followed up by epidemiological investigation. These include: 3,478 close contacts, 11,676 non-core close contacts (i.e. people with common track), 1,284 secondary close contacts, 254 general contacts, and 778 accompanying persons.